GSD-2012-2314

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
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The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
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CVE-2012-2314
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